Safety attachment for wringers



J. BEITLER April 1, 1930.

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1a 7 1a .r 4 4 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 1, 1930 JOHN BEITLER, OFBRENTWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA SAIE'li ATTACHMENT FOR WRINGERS Applicationfiled April 21,

This invention relates to safety means for clothes wringers, the generalobject of the invention being to provide means for conveying the clothesto and from the wringer,

with means for enclosing the rollers of the wringer and adjacent partsof the conveying means so as to prevent the user from being injured byhaving his hands caught between the rollers or parts of the conveyor.

I This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement ofthe several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is an elevation with parts in section, showing the improved wringerattached to a tub.

Figure 2 is a plan view with parts in section.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of F igure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig ure 1.

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the wringer andparts of the conveying means and the shields.

Figure 7 is a section on line 77 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of one of the V-shaped members.

In these views, the numeral 1 indicates a pair of side pieces attachedat their inner ends to each side of the wringer, one at each endthereof, these side pieces extending outwardly and downwardly at anangle, as

shown. The side pieces of each pair are con- 45 nected together by aconveyor board 2 and upper and lower shafts 3 have their ends journaledin the side pieces, with the board extending between the shafts. Aplurality of belts 4 pass over each pair of rollers 3, with the upperreach of each belt passing 1928. Serial No. 271,827.

over the board;' Y Each belt is provided with projections 5 forpreventing the clothes slipping flUl'll the belts and board and insuringthe clothes being carried up the conveyor from the tub to the rollers ofthe wr'inger, the conveying n eangs on the opposite side of the wringerconveying the ole hes from the wringer into a tub or oiher receptaclewhich receives the clothes after they pass through the wringer. A cog isattached to one end so of one of the pintlcs of the lower roll thewringer and a pair of outer cogs '5 mesh with the cog 6. One of thesecogsis arranged to one side of the wringer and the other at the oppositeside thereofand each cog 7 meshes 65 with a cog 8 connected with eachupper roller 3 so that the conveyor belts will be driven from the lowerroll 01" the wringerl A V- shaped member 9 bridges the space betweeneach upper roller 3 and the lower roll of the wringer, eachN-shapedmember being yieldably sup orted from a part of the wringer by thebrackets 10 provided with the sprin arms 11 to which the ends .of theV-shape member are fastened, as clearly shown at 11' in Figure 7. Theseparts are so constructed and arranged that the upper parts of themembers 9 are yieldingly held against the lower roll of the wringer.Each V-shaped member is provided with notches 12 in its so outer edgeswhich form spaces for the passage of the projections on the conveyorbelts.

A shield or uard 13 is hingedly connected with the upper part of thewringer at each side thereof, as shown at 14. The shields extendoutwardly and downwardly at an angle and cover the rolls of the wringersand the upper or inner ends of the conveying means. Their outer ends arerounded, as shown at 15, so that clothes can readily pass under the sameby lifting the shields upwardly.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided simple means forconveying clothes from a tub to a wringer and for conveying the cloth-csfrom the wringer to another receptacle, thus rendering it unnecessaryfor the user to place his fingers close to the rolls of the wringer infeeding clothes to the Wringer or removing them from the wringer. TheV-shaped members act to carry the clothes from the conveyor to the rollsor from the rolls to the conveyor and by yieldingly supporting theV-shaped members, they are pressed against the lower roll so that themember which receives the clothes from the wringer will prevent theclothes from being wound around the lower roll thereof.

The shields or guards 13 prevent one from placing his hands too close tothe rolls of the wringer or to the conveyor belts as they pass over theupper rollers.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that I may make changes in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a wringer, means for conveyingclothes to the wringer, means for conveying clothes from the wringer,means for driving both conveying means from one ofthe rolls of thewringer, guards attached to the upper part of the wringer, one at eachside thereof and extending outwardly and downwardly over the innerportions of the conveying means, members bridging the space between theupper ends of the conveying means and the lower roll of the wringer andmeans for yieldingly supporting the members with their upper portionsagainst the lower roll of the wringer.

2. In combination witha wringer, means for conveying clothes to thewringer, means for conveying clothes from the wringer, means for drivingboth conveying means from one of the rolls of the wringer, guardsattached to the upper part of the wringer, one at each side thereof andextending outwardly and downwardly over the inner portions of theconveying means, members bridging the space between the upper ends ofthe conveying means and the lower roll of the wringer and means foryieldably supporting the members with their upper portions against helower roll of the wringer, each member being of V-shape in crosssecticfii with its pointed part resting upon the ro 3. In combinationwith a wringer, a pair of side pieces attached to each side of thewringer, said pieces extending outwardl and downwardly at an angle, aconveyor oard connecting the side pieces together, upper and lowerrollers journaled in each pair of side pieces, conveyor belts carriedby'each pair of rollers, the upper reaches of the belts passing over theboard, projections on the belts, a cog attached to one end of the lowerroll of the wringler, idle cogs meshing therewith, cogs on t e upperrollers of the conveying means meshing with the idle cogs, bridgingmembers placed between the upper rollers of the conveying means and thelower roll of the wringer, means for yieldingly support ing the bridgingmembers and guards hinge edly connected with the upper part of thewringer, one at each side thereof ard extending downwardly and outwardlyfor covering the rolls of the wringer and the inner portions of theconveying means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN BEITLER.

